Hollywood's silent love story: Unraveling Rachel Weisz & Daniel Craig’s private romance

From Just Friends to Flame: The Hush-Hush Hollywood Romance of Weisz & Craig 

As reported by Harper's BAZAAR in 2018, Rachel Weisz and James Bond actor Daniel Craig took Hollywood and fans by storm, not with blockbuster hits, but with their deeply private love story.

Decades of Camaraderie: The Bond before James Bond

Who knew? Before the glitz and glamour, and way before James Bond swooped in with his signature charm, Rachel Weisz and Daniel Craig were just... friends! A startling revelation from Weisz in a 2012 Marie Claire interview had her reminiscing: “We'd been friends for ages." Both actors, kickstarting their film careers in the roaring 90s, had their shares of relationships, with Craig fathering a child with ex-wife Fiona Loudon and Weisz dating famed filmmaker Darren Aronofsky.

Love Takes Action: From Film Sets to Real Sets

It wasn't until 2010's thriller Dream House that the duo's camaraderie took a romantic twist. While the film's plot entwined them as a married couple, the buzz was that the reel-life chemistry had spilled into reality. The whispers grew louder when Weisz and long-time partner Aronofsky called it quits. But the pair, in true covert Bond style, denied all claims.

Whirlwind Romance: Marriage in the Big Apple

However, love can only stay under wraps for so long. Barely six months post the surfacing of their rumored relationship, the couple was hitched. Their New York wedding was as clandestine as their romance, with a meager count of four attendees. Craig, opening up to GQ in 2015, justified, “We did it for private reasons. The whole point is that it was a secret. A secret is a secret.” Weisz echoed his sentiments, showcasing her marital ring, proclaiming with simplicity: "I wear my ring with pride."

Unconventional Love Choices

While many imagine Hollywood's elite to have fairytale aspirations, Weisz's views on marriage were diametrically opposite. In a candid confession, she shared, "I never thought I would get married... Then it just happened, happily, at a more mature moment." And, for the curious ones wondering how it is to be married to the legendary Bond? Weisz's witty remark to Harper's Bazaar in 2017 clarifies: "No, I'm married to someone who pretends to be that character."

A Hushed Domesticity

Despite their monumental fame, the duo, residing in New York, basks in the warmth of everyday domesticity. Apart from occasional red carpet strolls, the couple savors the calm, with Weisz revealing their mutual culinary passions in 2015.

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